Tonsalinae
subfamily · Mayr and Goedert 2018 · accepted · extinct
12 descendant taxa · 26 fossil sites · 9 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
41.03–23.04 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
9 rock formations
Fossil record
26 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 18 million years, from 41.03 to 23.04 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 23.04 million years old — that is roughly 77 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Tonsalinae was named in 2018 (Mayr and Goedert 2018) — 8 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 9 named rock formations.
- This group contains 12 named taxa, including 7 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).